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{{Short description|American soccer player and coach (born 1966)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tab Ramos
| image = Tab Ramos USA-Columbia, FIFA U20 World Cup (18657899156) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Ramos in 2015
| fullname = Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fichajes.com/jugador/tabare-ramos-ricciardi/ | title=Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi Entrenador : Palmarés, Carrera, Edad }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|9|21}}
| birth_place = [[Montevideo]], Uruguay
| height = 5 ft 7 in<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/tab-ramos|publisher=Major League Soccer|access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| collegeyears1 = 1984–1987
| college1 = [[NC State Wolfpack men's soccer|NC State Wolfpack]]
| years1 = 1988
| clubs1 = [[New Jersey Eagles]]
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1989
| clubs2 = [[Miami Freedom|Miami Sharks]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1990–1991
| clubs3 = → [[UE Figueres|Figueres]] (loan)
| caps3 = 38
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 1991–1992
| clubs4 = [[UE Figueres|Figueres]]
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1992–1995
| clubs5 = [[Real Betis]]
| caps5 = 32
| goals5 = 1
| years7= 1995–1996
| clubs7 = → [[Tigres UANL]] (loan)
| caps7 = 35
| goals7 = 2
| years6= 1995–2002
| clubs6 = [[New York Red Bulls|MetroStars]]
| caps6 = 121
| goals6 = 8
| totalcaps = 271
| totalgoals = 22
| nationalyears1 = 1988–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps1 = 81
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| manageryears1 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs1 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2011–2019
| managerclubs2 = [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
| manageryears3 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs3 = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs4 = [[Houston Dynamo FC|Houston Dynamo]]
| manageryears5 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs5 = [[Hartford Athletic]]
| manageryears6 = 2023
| managerclubs6 = [[New England Revolution]] (assistant)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}} <small>(as head coach)</small>
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF U-20 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|1st|[[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2018 USA]]|}}
{{Medal|1st|[[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2017 Costa Rica]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2015 Jamaica]]|}}
{{Medal|2nd|[[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2013 Mexico]]|}}
{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}} <small>(as player)</small>
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Championship]] / [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|2nd|[[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1989]]|}}
{{Medal|2nd|[[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]]|}}
{{Medal|2nd|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1996]]|}}
}}
'''Tabaré''' "'''Tab'''" '''Ramos Ricciardi<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fichajes.com/jugador/tabare-ramos-ricciardi/ | title=Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi Entrenador : Palmarés, Carrera, Edad }}</ref>''' (born September 21, 1966) is an American former [[Association football|soccer]] player and coach.

Over his thirteen-year professional career, Ramos played as a [[midfielder]] in Spain, Mexico, and the United States. The first player to sign with Major League Soccer, he spent the last seven years of his career with the [[MetroStars]]. He featured in three World Cups and was elected to the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 2005.<ref>[http://www.ussoccer.com/About/History/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Famers/Player-Bio.aspx#Ramos National Soccer Hall of Fame: Tab Ramos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709184953/http://www.ussoccer.com/about/history/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/player-bio.aspx |date=July 9, 2013}}</ref>

==Early career==

===Youth and school===
Born in Uruguay, Ramos immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 11. His father played professional soccer in Uruguay with [[Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo)|CA River Plate]] and instilled a love for the game into Tab from an early age.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tab Ramos: From Uruguay to Spain and Everywhere in Between|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/13/37/tab-ramos-from-uruguay-to-spain-and-everywhere-in-between|website=ussoccer.com|publisher=U.S. Soccer|access-date=6 November 2015|date=16 September 2013}}</ref>  While living in Uruguay, he played for the Union Vecinal Youth Soccer Club in Montevideo.

When his family arrived in the U.S., they settled in [[New Jersey]] where Ramos lived in [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]] and [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]].<ref name=NYT1996>Mifflin, Lawrie. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE3D61331F93BA2575BC0A960958260 "Doing a Star Turn for the Home Team, at Last"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 18, 1996. Accessed March 28, 2011.</ref> He attended [[Saint Benedict's Preparatory School]], the same high school attended by [[Claudio Reyna]] a few years later. In 1982, he became U.S. citizen. He also played for local youth club Thistle FC where he played with future United States captain [[John Harkes]]. Ramos and Harkes played together from their youth through the U.S. National Team. They were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

Ramos was a two-time high school All-America and the 1983 Parade Magazine National High School Player of the Year.  That year he led St. Benedict's to the New Jersey State Championship.  Ramos still holds the New Jersey High School boys' soccer career scoring record of 161 goals, 57 of which he scored in his senior year. In 1999, he was named by ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'' as one of the top ten New Jersey high school soccer players of the 1980s.<ref>Jandoli, Ron. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030110132039/http://nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?%2Fhssports%2Fcentury%2Fstories%2Fbsoccerdecades.html "The Century's Best – Boys' Soccer: Top 10 Players of each decade"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 7, 1999, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 10, 2003. Accessed September 11, 2008.</ref>
  
Apart from playing soccer, Ramos also ran indoor track at St. Benedict's (60 yards and 4 × 100 m relay).

In 1984 the [[New York Cosmos (1971–85)|New York Cosmos]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] drafted Ramos with the 10th pick of the first round but he chose to go to college instead. The NASL folded about six months later.

===College===
Ramos attended college at [[North Carolina State University|NC State]] where he played [[NCAA]] soccer for four years.  He was All ACC his four years and a three time [[All-America]]n. He was tied with Bruce Murray for the Atlantic Coast Conference scoring title his senior year. In 1988, he left school briefly to play for the U.S. team at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]].  However, he returned in 1989 to leave again when he signed with the [[United States men's national soccer team]].  He finally graduated in 2001 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in Foreign Language (Spanish) and Literature after taking years of correspondence courses.

==Professional career==

===American Soccer League / MISL ===
Ramos played with the [[New Jersey Eagles]] of the [[American Soccer League (1988–89)|American Soccer League]] in 1988. That same year the Tacoma Stars of the MISL selected him with the #1 pick in the draft. He didn't play a game as he decided to only play the outdoor game. He then moved to the [[Miami Freedom|Miami Sharks]] for the 1989 season.  He was selected as a league [[All Star]] that year.

===Spain===
Ramos and several other national team players signed contracts with the [[United States Soccer Federation]] (USSF) to play exclusively for the national team as it prepared for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]. Following the World Cup, USSF began seeking club opportunities for the national team players. On July 27, 1990, USSF agreed to loan Ramos to Spanish [[Segunda División B|Second Division]] club [[UE Figueres|Figueres]] for the 1990–1991 season.<ref name=NYT1990>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/27/sports/sports-people-soccer-ramos-to-play-in-spain.html "Ramos to Play in Spain"], ''The New York Times'', July 27, 1990. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref> He played with [[Tito Vilanova]] who would later become [[FC Barcelona]]'s manager.<ref>{{in lang|es}}[http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/historia-tito-vilanova-tab-ramos-aureli-altimira-1776503 La historia de Tito Vilanova, Tab Ramos y Aureli Altimira, sport.es, May 12th, 2012], ''[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]'', May 12, 2012. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref> In his first season with the team he played 38 games, scoring 5 goals. On June 23, 1991, Figueres purchased Ramos' contract from USSF for $250,000.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/23/sports/sports-people-soccer-ramos-signs-for-3-years-with-team-in-spain.html Ramos Signs for 3 Years With Team in Spain], ''The New York Times'', June 23, 1991. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>  His excellent play continued during his second year with the Figueres, bringing considerable attention from several Primera División clubs.  However, Ramos sabotaged this interest when he was ejected from a Nov 24, 1991 game with [[Rayo Vallecano]].  He was suspended for three games and interest in him dried up until the end of the season.<ref>Cress, Doug. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/11/sports/11iht-cres.html A Yank's Goal: Gain in Spain], ''The New York Times'', March 11, 1992. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>  On July 31, 1992, Figueres sold Ramos to fellow Second Division club [[Real Betis]] for $400,000.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/31/sports/barcelona-us-soccer-player-changes-teams.html U.S. Soccer Player Changes Teams], ''The New York Times'', July 31, 1992. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>  In the 1993–1994 season Real Betis won [[Segunda División]] and earned promotion to [[La Liga]]. While Ramos remained with Betis for the 1994–1995 season, he never played a game in La Liga as he was recovering from a skull fracture suffered during the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] game with Brazil (see [[Tab Ramos#Senior national team|Senior national team]] section).

In 1994, Ramos was chosen as the [[CONCACAF]] Player of the Year.

===Mexico===
On January 3, 1995, Ramos became the first player to sign with [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS).<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/05/sports/sports-people-soccer-ramos-signs-with-major-league-soccer.html Ramos Signs With Major League Soccer], ''The New York Times'', January 5, 1995. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref> The league had intended to begin play in the fall of 1995 but difficulties forced it to delay its start for a year. Rather than letting players such as Ramos sit idle, the league loaned him and several others to foreign teams. MLS sent Ramos to the [[Liga MX]] side [[Mexican Primera División|México Primera División]] [[Tigres de la UANL|Tigres]] for the second half of the 1994–1995 season. Ramos became the first American player to appear for the side, seeing time in twelve games. He remained on loan with Tigres for the [[1995–96 Tigres UANL season|1995-96 season]], playing twenty-three games and scoring two goals as the team ran to the 1996 Mexico Cup championship, one of two Mexico Cups won by Tigres and its first title in 20 years.

===MetroStars===
While Ramos was in Mexico, MLS [[1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations|allocated]] him to the future New York/New Jersey franchise, eventually known as the [[MetroStars]].

Following the end of the Mexican season in April 1996, Ramos returned to the United States for the inaugural MLS season in 1996.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/26/sports/sports-people-soccer-ramos-set-for-debut.html Ramos Set for Debut], ''The New York Times'', April 26, 1996. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>  He would play seven seasons for the MetroStars, earning [[All Star]] recognition in 1996, 1998 and 1999. On May 14, 2002, he announced his intentions of retiring at the end of the 2002 season.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-14-sp-soccersep14-story.html Ramos to Announce His Retirement], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 14, 2002. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>  When he retired, he was the last original member of the team. Unfortunately, his flashes of brilliance were interrupted by long injury spells, as he never lived up to his potential in a MetroStars jersey. Ramos totaled just eight goals and 36 assists in MLS play (ten goals and 39 assists in all competitions).

== U.S. national teams==

===1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup===
Ramos began his national team career playing at the U-20 level in 1982, just after gaining his U.S. citizenship. Ramos was 15 when he scored two goals in the regional qualifying for the [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup]]. However, the U.S. went 0-2-1 and failed to advance out of group play in the championship tournament.

===Cut from 1984 Olympic team ===
Ramos represented the U.S. at the [[Football at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam83det.html|title=Panamerican Games 1983 - Match Details
|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> In 1984, Ramos was the last player cut from the U.S. [[1984 Summer Olympics]] soccer team. At 17 years old, he had just left high school, but was already known as an up-and-coming player. However, the [[International Olympic Committee]] had opened the Olympic soccer tournament to professionals for the 1984 games. The U.S., as the host nation, did not need to qualify, but had assembled a team of amateurs, mostly college players. When the IOC announced their decision, [[United States Soccer Federation|USSF]] dumped most of the original team, except for [[Paul Caligiuri]], for professionals.

Ramos had further disappointment a year later when the U.S. failed to qualify for the [[1985 FIFA World Youth Championship|1985 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], despite a 3-2-2 record in the qualifying tournament. He went on, however, to play for the U.S. team which went 0-1-2 at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in Seoul, South Korea.

===Senior national team===
It would be another year before Ramos earned his first [[cap (sport)|cap]] for the [[United States men's national soccer team|senior U.S. team]], on January 10, 1988, against [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]]. He soon became an integral part of national team.

After playing for the United States in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], he was named [[U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year]] in 1990.

In 1994 Ramos once again played in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], being a starting player for the U.S. National Team in all its matches. In the round of 16 Ramos suffered a [[skull fracture]], caused by an elbow to the head by Brazilian leftback [[Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo|Leonardo]] in the first half of the game, which resulted in a straight red for Leonardo.<ref>Harvey, Randy. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-06-sp-12328-story.html Leonardo Says Elbow Wasn't Intentional : Brazil: He apologizes to Ramos but might have to sit out rest of tournament.], ''Los Angeles Times'', July 6, 1994. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref> United States were eliminated as [[Bebeto]] scored Brazil's winning goal. Tab Ramos was in the hospital for a few weeks where he was visited by Leonardo.<ref>Thomsen, Ian. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/08/sports/08iht-ian_0.html Ramos Weighs Risk on Soccer Field], ''The New York Times'', December 8, 1994. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>

Ramos saw more success in 1995 as a member of the U.S. team when it placed fourth at the [[1995 Copa América|Copa América]].

On September 7, 1997, Ramos scored against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in a 1-0 World Cup qualifier win. In 1998, he played in his third [[1998 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. Ramos made his last national team appearance on November 15, 2000, in a 4-0 U.S. win against [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]]. Two days later he announced his retirement from the national team. He finished his national team career with 81 caps and eight goals.

Ramos also played 8 games, scoring 3 goals, for the U.S. [[Futsal]] team which finished 3rd at the [[1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship]].

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable collapsible expanded"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || April 30, 1989 || [[St. Louis, Missouri]] || {{fb|CRC}} || '''1'''–0 || 1-0|| [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 2 || June 4, 1989 || [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] || {{fb|PER}} || '''2'''–0 || 3-0 || Friendly
|-
| 3 || May 30, 1992 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || {{fb|IRL}} || '''1'''–1 || 3–1 || Friendly
|-
| 4 || Oct. 8, 1995 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || {{fb|KSA}} || '''3'''–3 || 4-3 || Friendly
|-
| 5 || June 9, 1996 || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] || {{fb|IRL}} || '''1'''–1 || 2-1 || Friendly
|-
| 6 || Sept. 7, 1997 || [[Portland, Oregon]] || {{fb|CRC}} || '''1'''–0 || 1-0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying]]
|-
| 7 || May 24, 1998 || [[Portland, Oregon]] || {{fb|KUW}} || '''2'''–0 || 2-0 || Friendly
|-
| 8 || Aug. 16, 2000 || [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] || {{fb|BRB}} || '''6'''–0 || 7-0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifying]]
|}

==Coaching career==

===NJSA 04===
In 2004, with the help of partners, Ramos founded a soccer club based out of Aberdeen, New Jersey. NJSA 04 later morphed into Cedar Stars Monmouth and is currently one of four clubs in New Jersey to participate in the MLS Next League.

===United States U-20 national team===

Ramos is one of the most accomplished figures in U.S. Soccer history qualifying for the fourth World Cup as U-20 MNT head coach in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/05/tab-ramos-names-usa-roster-for-2019-fifa-u20-world-cup-in-poland|date=10 May 2019|title=TAB RAMOS NAMES USA ROSTER FOR 2019 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP IN POLAND|work=MLSsoccer.com.com|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> He led the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|under-20 age group team]] to the final of the [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]] where they lost to Mexico. The team qualified for the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], however they failed to make it out of the group stage, finishing bottom with 1 point.

In November 2013, he signed a contract to remain in the position.<ref>{{cite web|title=Source: Tab Ramos signs 4-year deal|url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1611782/ussf-gives-tab-ramos-new-deal-u-20s-coach-youth-technical-director|publisher=ESPNFC.com|access-date=27 November 2013|date=9 November 2013}}</ref> He won the [[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]] with the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States]], with assistant coaches [[Omid Namazi]] and [[Brad Friedel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/03/05/20/16/20170305-recap-u20-mnt-v-hon-game-story|title=U-20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CLAIMS FIRST CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SHOOTOUT WIN VS. HONDURAS|publisher=U.S.Soccer|date=March 5, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> In 2019 Ramos qualified the team to the third straight FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2019/06/08/usa-u20-world-cup-ecuador-next-weah-soto-pomykal-ramos|date=June 8, 2019|title=As With Every Youth World Cup, It's About What Happens Next|website=si.com|access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref> In 2015 after a scoreless draw through 120 minutes Serbia eliminated the team in quarterfinals on penalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2015/06/14/usa-u-20-national-team-world-cup-quarterfinal-serbia|date=June 14, 2015|title=U.S. U-20s dumped from World Cup in quarterfinals with PK loss to Serbia|website=si.com|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> Ultimately Serbia won the championship beating Brazil 2–1 in the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Auckland <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/afp-maksimovic-gives-serbia-historic-u-20-world-cup-win-2015-6|date=June 20, 2015|title=Maksimovic gives Serbia historic U-20 World Cup win|website=si.com|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>

===United States men's national soccer team===
On March 31, 2014, Ramos was appointed to the assistant coach position of the [[United States men's national soccer team]] by head coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]], less than three months before the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], replacing [[Martín Vásquez]].<ref name=uss_ac>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/31/07/17/130330-kinsmann-appoints-vogts|title=Klinsmann Appoints Berti Vogts as U.S. MNT Special Advisor|publisher=U.S.Soccer}}</ref>

===Houston Dynamo===
On October 25, 2019, Ramos was named head coach of [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Houston Dynamo FC|Houston Dynamo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo name Tab Ramos as head coach|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2019/10/25/houston-dynamo-name-tab-ramos-head-coach|publisher=Houston Dynamo|access-date=October 25, 2019|date=October 25, 2019}}</ref>

===Hartford Athletic===
Ramos was named head coach of [[USL Championship]] club [[Hartford Athletic]] on August 22, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ponziani |first1=J. |title=Tab Ramos Named Head Coach of Hartford Athletic |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2022/08/22/tab-ramos-named-head-coach-of-hartford-athletic/ |website=HartfordAthletic.com |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>

==Coaching statistics==
{{updated|match played November 4, 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"	
|+ Coaching record by team and tenure			
|-
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Nat
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2"|To
! colspan="8" |Record				
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}			
|-
|align=left|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}}
|align=left|January 1, 2020
|align=left|November 4, 2021
{{WDL|57|10|21|26|for=66|against=94|diff=yes}}
|}

==Personal life==
Ramos lives in [[Colts Neck Township, New Jersey|Colts Neck]], [[New Jersey]], with his girlfriend Tracey and three children, Alex, Kristen, and Sarah.<ref>[http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/Team-Staff/Tab-Ramos.aspx Tab Ramos full biography at USSoccer.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706051121/http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/Team-Staff/Tab-Ramos.aspx |date=July 6, 2012}}</ref>

== Honors ==
'''Individual'''
* [[U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year]]: 1990<ref>{{cite web|title=Athlete of the Year Award |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/about/history/awards/athlete-of-the-year.aspx |publisher=US Soccer |access-date=November 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110234628/http://www.ussoccer.com/about/history/awards/athlete-of-the-year.aspx |archive-date=November 10, 2014 }}</ref>
* [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1996 MLS All-Star Game|1996]],<ref>[http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event All-Star Game flashback, 1996] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event |date=December 28, 2014 }} at MLSsoccer.com</ref> [[1998 MLS All-Star Game|1998]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1998-mls-all-star-game-373141|title=1998 MLS All-Star Game|work=MLSsoccer.com|date=August 2, 1998| access-date= July 27, 2023}}</ref>
*[[CONCACAF#Team of the Century|CONCACAF Team of the Century: 1998]]<ref>[http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18669/balboa-ramos-named-to-concacaf-team-of-the-centu.html "Balboa, Ramos named to CONCACAF "Team of the Century""] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005115509/http://www.socceramerica.com/article/18669/balboa-ramos-named-to-concacaf-team-of-the-centu.html |date=5 October 2016 }}, Soccer America, 14 May 1998.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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